Supervisor Sterile Processing

St. David's HealthCare; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) retirement plan with match

Job summary

St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, seeks a Supervisor of Sterile Processing to oversee decontamination, preparation, and sterilization of supplies and instruments.

The role ensures quality control, maintains par levels, and documents processes, with on-call responsibilities. You will orient and evaluate Sterile Processing Techs, manage staffing, and collaborate with OR and nursing staff to ensure safe, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• CRCST or CSPDT certification must be obtained within 6 months of start date.
• Experience supervising Sterile Processing staff preferred.
• Knowledge of decontamination and sterilization processes and infection control.

Responsibilities

• Orients, schedules, assigns work to Sterile Processing Techs and evaluates performance.
• Keeps staff informed of policy and procedure changes.
• Ensures adequate staffing and revision of schedules to meet workload.
• Maintains records for QA and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates with OR and nursing staff to ensure proper sterilization parameters.

Skills

Leadership

Staff Training

Quality Control

Team Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CRCST or CSPDT certification within 6 months

Tools

Sterile processing equipment knowledge

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Supervisor Sterile Processing

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Supervisor of Sterile Processing supervises staff to ensure the decontamination, preparation, and sterilization of supplies and instruments for St. David’s Medical Center. Maintains all supplies, equipment, and instruments, ensuring that par levels are maintained. Is responsible for quality control and documentation related to the sterilization process in all sterilization areas. This is a working supervisor position and will take call. St. David’s maintains all supplies, equipment, and instruments for its facilities, ensuring proper par levels and timely pickup and delivery of all equipment and supplies.

General Responsibilities

Orients, schedules, assign work to, and evaluate Sterile Processing Techs.

• Orients and develops Sterile Processing Techs and conducts on the job training as required so as to ensure high levels of quality and productivity.
• Conducts performance evaluations of Sterile Processing Techs.
• Keeps employees informed of policy and procedures changes as the need arises.
• Ensures the work environment is conducive to a high level of productivity.
• Conducts educational programs for continuing educations of Sterile Processing Techs, especially in the methods by which products and equipment are used and/or reprocessed.
• Maintains a work schedule for Sterile Processing Techs to ensure timely completion of tasks involved.
• Assumes responsibility for attending informal educational and inservice programs to enhance skills and knowledge, requesting and accepting supervision in performing new skills of practice and documentation, and attending and participating in pertinent or mandatory unit meetings and inservices.
• Is responsible for maintaining high standards in dress, hygiene, conduct, attitude, and performance, and maintains regular attendance and punctuality standards.
• Promotes an atmosphere of cooperation among all areas for the processing and distribution of equipment during peak delivery times.
• Ensures adequate staffing at all times to meet the needs and workload as dictated on a day-to-day basis, including weekends.
• Responsible for ensuring Sterile Processing policies and procedures are actual, current, and up to date.
• Is accountable for directing the flow of work within the Sterile Processing unit.
• Maintains and updates the Skills Checklists of the Sterile Processing staff and reports them to the appropriate manager annually.
• Assists with interviews, counseling, and evaluating Sterile Processing personnel with managerial support.
• Oversees and assists with the decontamination and cleaning activities of surgical equipment, instruments, and ancillary supplies.
• Ensures appropriate decontamination, preparation, and cleaning have taken place before sterilization.
• Assures retrieval of equipment is conducted at the designated times each day and shift, and at other times as the need warrants.
• Ensures stringent cleaning and infection control policies are adhered to, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and established practices. Observes the appropriate use of supplies and equipment for cleaning. Verifies the performance of functional testing by the staff.
• Enforces the separation of contaminated items from clean and sterile areas.
• Knows the location of supplies and acts as a resource person to other staff members.
• Maintains traffic flow between decontamination area and Sterile Processing area according to Hospital Infection Control policy.
• Manages the sterilization of reusable supplies, equipment, and instruments
• Works closely with the OR Supervisors and/or nursing staff to ensure all sterilization parameters are being implemented correctly.
• Consults with the departments on a routine basis to ascertain their needs concerning various sterilization processes and indications for each.
• Ensures employees follow established policies and procedures governing decontamination and sterilization of each process used in Sterile Processing.
• Ensures proper collection and storage of all associated records for bacteriologic testing, cycle monitoring, and preventative maintenance.
• Maintains and complies with current regulations (Federal, State, and Local) concerning steam, ETO, and gas plasma sterilization processes. Disseminates such information to the Manager, Sterile Processing and staff as required.
• Monitors the appropriate packaging/wrapping of supplies and trays in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Ensures the selection of the appropriate sterilization method is used for each item.
• Coordinates an annual review of the tray manual with Supervisors and other appropriate personnel, and revises as necessary.
• Maintains proper records and biological reports according to department policies and procedures. Is responsible for checking the indicators and reporting any discrepancies.
• Is knowledgeable about function, use and care of steam sterilizer, flash autoclaves, ultrasonic cleaner, washer sterilizer, Steris System, and other required equipment.
• Reports to the OR staff any relocations or changes within the Sterile Processing unit’s systems as recorded in the OR staff minutes and sterile room locator guide.
• Responsible for maintaining the storage and rotation of inventory supplies.
• Packages instrument sets and supplies appropriately for type of items and ease of sterile distribution.
• Ensures instruments are placed in their proper location (including departmental trays and instruments) and rotated at time of placement in a timely and neat manner.
• On a schedule basis, reviews quantity of instrumentation and tray levels on hand and prepares and submits order requisitions to Supervisors to ensure adequate levels are available for tray sets.
• Maintains all storage areas and supplies in a neat, orderly, safe, and clean environment.
• Handles instruments and supplies correctly to insure proper functioning instruments are available in sets. Removes from service any dull, pitted, or broken instruments. Replace instrument or makes a note on package if it is missing. Removes from service any instrument reported dull or any instruments that looks weak.
• Schedules instrument sharpening on a regular and as needed basis
• Participates in unit activities.
• Collects data to maintain departmental QA plans and supports a high level of customer service and satisfaction.
• Is responsible for the Quality Control process and documentation for department sterilizer system. Reports to manager immediately when a problem is noted. Establishes recalls when necessary and documents accordingly.
• Cleans autoclave according to department policies. Cleans tables, carts, and racks every shift.
• Communicates with the OR supervisors and staff concerning items out for repair.
• Responsible for staying within budgetary guidelines for Sterile Processing. Makes recommendations to the Manager, Sterile Processing for capital purchases.
• Participates in budget and inventory control.
• Keeps supervisor and/or buyer informed of needed items.
• Participates in staff and self-development.
• Takes appropriate action to prevent/manage accidents in the area.
• Participates in performance/process improvement.
• Assists with orientation of new employees.
• Completes Annual Equipment Competency Checklist.
• Attends 80% of Staff Meetings.
• Attends 90% of Mandatory Education Meetings and In-services, if applicable.
• Performs other duties as delegated.

What qualifications you will need:

• High School Graduate / GED
• (CRCST) Certified Registered Central Service Technician, or (CSPDT) Cert Sterile Processing and Distribution Technician must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

No Travel Required

Benefits

3 years experience Required Years of Experience

St. David's Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital provides a full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

St. David’s Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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